BIOS ID: 09/03/2001-i845-ITE8712-6A69VPRBC

[salil]

Hi,
Need to know my motherboard manufacturer and model, tried figuring out unsuccessfully from the id.
My REAL problem is off and on (its now getting more and more frequent) when i boot up my PC i get the message:
"CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded" Press DEL to enter setup, then i have to manually change date, on board audio settings, etc each time (though this problem does not happen on every boot).
Will i benefit from an upgrade from the e support (award) bios site?

BIOS Agent report is:

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.43
BIOS Date: 09/03/01
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 09/03/2001-i845-ITE8712-6A69VPRBC
OEM Sign-On: BIOS-I-2M (2K010903)
Chipset: Intel 1A30 rev 3
Superio: ITE 8702F rev 5 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: Intel Pentium(R) 4 1600 Mhz MAX: 2400 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 384 MB
Memory Maximum: 3072 MB
Memory Slot 01: 256 MB
Memory Slot 02: 128 MB
Memory Slot 03: 0 MB

eSupport.com, Inc.
1-800-800-BIOS (2467)
www.esupport.com

Thanks in advance for the help!

[KURIAKI]

Aristo AM-235 (200Y532A)
Aristo AM-251 (200Y532A)
ASKA - Silver Star SST-6830AC (PCB 200Y532A)

[salil]

Thanks for the info.

Another thing, i found the motherboard manual and it has the manufacturer as HIS (Hightech)- www.hightech.com.hk (the website is offline), are they the same as the ones you've listed? I think HIS are out of business now.

Any suggestions for curing the checksum error?? Will the e support upgrade $30 help or are the ones on your website equally effective.How do i get the update, the download file on your website (80903iag.bin) does not start downloading.

Sorry for so many questions, and thanks once again for the help.

[KURIAKI]

HIS M48-12 P4 ATX M/B w/HW Mon.
M48-12.zip
2K010903-PCB Ver 200Y532A
Is the same BIOS, I don't know any BIOS update.
http://web.archive.org/web/200206020211 ... update.htm
Maybe looks like this one:

[Denniss]

It seems all mentioned boards are PC Partner OEM mainboards - look at the Bios OEM-signon !

http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios/i845.htm#845

[Rainbow]

Replace the CMOS backup battery.

[salil]

Thanks for all the input so far